tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 18 11:12:17 1996
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Re: The Finished stone???
- From: David Barron <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: The Finished stone???
- Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 12:10:42 -0700 (MST)
> I don't know that there's a good, simple word in Klingon. Maybe use
> something with "-beH": chenbeHmoHbogh nagh? Maybe playing a little
> fast with the meaning of "chenmoH"; since the stone isn't doing the
> building,
> but it *is* causing the building to take form... leghbeHlu'bogh nagh?
> Ick... but something like that. -beH is likely a Good Thing to use
> here, if you can make it work. And besides, how often do we get to use
> -beH? But remember to translate the meaning. "Finished" in this sense has
> only a very weak connection to the ideas of "ta'" and "rIn" and "Qav". We
> call it
> "finished" because it's the worker who's finished with them. A better
> word might be "worked."
>
The stone is finished and ready to join the other rocks that
make up a wall so.............
Ok, how about using {lan} and {-beH}????
The stone that is made ready to be placed."
^^^^^^^
Hmmmmm.....thinking...
nagh lanbeHmoHlu'bogh
> ~mark
david
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